A comparative study of the implications of leadership style on employee job satisfaction / Ferralonnaanak Mackie

• Main Author: Mackie, Ferralonnaanak
• Format: Student Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); Study and teaching. Research
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/95003/1/95003.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/95003/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

This research is conducted to study the comparative study ofthe implications ofleadership style on employeejob satisfaction. In this study, the purposive convenience sample technique is being applied. The results ofthe survey showed that Sarawak Energy Berhad employees'job satisfaction was mainly affected by the style ofleadership. The level ofhappiness related to a person's position, as well as the good and adverse reactions one has towards it, are collectively referred to as job satisfaction, as well as the way’ in which the employee is handled. Any employee, regardless ofgender, can experiencejob satisfaction when they are having a good time performing the tasks, they have within a leadership style. Employee satisfaction at work is impacted by the leadership style demonstrated. In fact, in recent years, one of the main objectives of the organisation has been employee job satisfaction. Employee dissatisfaction or a lack ofa corporate identity inhibits organisationsfrom achieving competitive levels ofquality, either in terms ofproducts or customer service (Stewart, 1996). Yet, Schuler (1975) revealed that although men appreciated the chance to make significant decisions and oversee the work ofothers, women in his study valued the chance to collaborate with kind employees more than men did. There has been a great deal of the inconsistent results obtained by multiple researchers about the impact of gender on job satisfaction. According to Oshagbemi (2000), for example, different characteristics and leadership styles have resulted in inconsistent conclusions about the association between gender andjob satisfaction.